Clip



Dec, 7, 1937. v R E, MARSH 2,101,552

CLIP

FilSd March 15, 1937 ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 7, 1937' UNITED ST TES CLIPReginald E. Marsh, Bronxville, N. Y., assignor to Simplon ProductsCorporation, a corporation of New York Application March 13,

3 Claims.

: furring clip for securing two furring strips together and itconstitutes an improvement upon the clip disclosed and described in thecopending application Serial No. 748,435, filed October 16, 1934, forClip.

In the aforementioned application, there is disclosed a clipconstruction by means of which a vertical channel furring member isreadily secured to a horizontal iurring strip. This clip is made from asingle piece of sheet metal that is "1 formed to partially embrace oneof two angularly disposed members and that is provided with extensionsor flanges for effectively engaging the other of the two angularlydisposed members. Where the clip is used for securing a channel ironforming the vertical furring strip to a horizontal furring strip, theclip is made to embrace the channel iron and includes laterallyextending hook-shaped elements which extend over the edge of thehorizontal angle member and frictionally engage the side thereof. Thefrictional engagement is such that the clip firmly holds the two memberstogether.

In practice it has been found that these channel members vary indimensions and it is not practical to have a large number of differentsized clips and it is an object of this invention to provide a clip thatis adjustable to meet all of the variations found in the usual channelirons.

By this invention the portions of the clip which extend to formhook-shaped elements are extended and curved. These portions of the clipare so curved that they are in adjustment for the smallest channel ironthat is likely to be found in the size for which the clip is designed.By straightening out the curvature of this portion of the clip, the clipis enlarged to receive channels of greater dimensions and the amount ofenlargement of the clip is suificient to take the greatest size channelthat is likely to be found in the size for which the clip is designed.Specifically, the clip is made from a single piece of sheet metal thatis shaped to form an end wall and two side Walls that partially embracethe channel-shaped member. At one end, each side wall has an extensionthat is of substantially lesser width than the width of the side wall.This extension together with an extension or flange that is parallel tothe edge of the side wall, form a hook-shaped section. When the extendedsection of the side 7 wall is in alignment with the side wall, there is1937, Serial No. 130,674

a considerable distance between the flange parallel to the edge of theside wall, and the edge of the side wall. However, this portion of theclip is bent or curved so that the edge of the flange lies substantiallyin the plane of the edge of the side wall. Thus by reducing thiscurvature, the clip can be made to receive varying sized channel irons.

A clip so constructed is illustrated in the accompanying drawing inwhich:

Fig. 1 is an isometric of a clip embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same showing the clip engaging twoangularly disposed channel irons, and

Fig. 3 is a plan of the same. i

As shown in Fig. 1, the clip is made from a single piece of sheet metal.This piece of sheet metal is shaped to form a substantiallychannelshaped section I that includes an end wall la and two side wallslb and I0. It is in this channel-shaped section that the channel iron 2is received. A narrow strip 3 integral with the side wall forms acontinuation of the side wall lb. At the end of this strip, there is abracket or flange l the edge and axis of which extends parallel to theedge of the side wall lb; the edge of the side wall lb, the strip 3 andthe bracket l forming a hook-shaped section. It will be noted that theportion of the metal forming the bracket 4 is bent upon itself so thatthe bracket 4 is in the form of a V-shaped section. This constitutes areinforcement for this portion of the bracket and provides the requisitestrength necessary to withstand a large force exerted by the resiliencyof the metal between the members which are secured together by the clip.At the opposite end of the side wall lb there is a flange 5 that isnormally lateral to the side wall lb. The side wall I0 is identical inall respects with the side wall lband the portions forming thehook-shaped section have been numbered accordingly and dis-' tinguishedby being primed.

It will be noted that the sections 3 and 3 are curved. .The curvature ofthese sections is such that the edges of the brackets 4 and 4' liealmost within the plane of the edges of the walls lb and to. In suchposition, the clip is such that it will receive and forcibly secure achannel iron 2 to a trough-shaped iron 6 which channel iron isapproximately of the width of the side wall lb. From this size, the clipwill take greater sizes to the extent of straightening out the sections3 and 3 as indicated in broken lines in Fig. 1.

In use, the channel-iron 2 is placed against a flange of a V-shapedangle-iron 6. The clip is then positioned to embrace the channel-iron 2at a point above the V-shaped angle-iron 6. The sections 3 and 3' arethen adjusted by squeezing them together with the fingers so that thebrackets 4 and 4' extend over and embrace the adjacent flange of theangle-iron 6. The clip is now moved along the channel-iron 2 until thebrackets 4 and 4 embrace the flange of the V-shaped angle-iron 6, to theposition illustrated in Fig. 2. The clip is then released, and theflanges 5 are bent so as to form continuations of the side walls lb andle of the clip and thus extend under the V-shaped angle-iron 6. Theresiliency of the metal effects a frictional engagement of the brackets4 and 4 of the clip with the flange of the V-shaped angle-iron 6 whichfirmly secures the channel-iron 2 to the V-shaped angle-iron 6. Thewings 5 hold the clip from movement longitudinally of the channel-iron 2and thus secure the two angle-irons together. The formation of thebrackets 4 and 4' by bending the metal back upon itself results in astrong reinforced construction through which considerable force may act.

It is obvious that various changes may be made by those skilled in theart in the details of the embodiment of the invention illustrated in thedrawing and described above within the principle and scope of theinvention as expressed in the'appended claims.

I claim:

1. A furring clip for securing a channel-shaped furring strip to anotherfurring strip angularly disposed with respect thereto comprising a pieceof sheet metal shaped to form an end wall and two side walls, oneextending fromeach edge of the end wall, the side walls having curveddiverging sections and each side wall having an extension at the end ofthe diverging section of substantial length united to the wall adjacentone end and otherwise disconnected from the wall and extendingsubstantially parallel to the axis of the slot formed by the end andside walls, the disconnected portion of the extensions and the edges ofthe walls forming slots to receive the flange of a trough-shaped member.

2. A furring clip for securing a channel-shaped furring strip to anotherfurring strip angularly disposed with respect thereto comprising a pieceof sheet metal shaped to form an end wall and two side Walls, oneextending from each edge of the end wall, each side wall having a curvedsection of lesser width than the side wall extending from the side Wall,and an extension of substantial length parallel to the edge of the sidewall on the end of the curved extension.

3. A furring clip for securing a channelshaped furringstrip to anotherfurring strip angularly disposed with respect thereto comprising a pieceof sheet metal shaped to form an end wall and two side walls, oneextending from each edge of theend wall, each side wall having anextension of substantial length united to the wall adjacent one end andotherwise disconnected from the wall and extending substantiallyparallel to theaxis of the slot formed by the end and side walls, theextension being bent upon itself to form a reinforced flange adapted toform with the edge of the side Wall a hook-shaped section to receive theflange of a trough-shaped member.

REGINALD E. MARSH.

